Foreign registration · Form LLF-1

Idaho LLC Foreign Registration in West Virginia

To do business in West Virginia, an LLC formed in Idaho registers there on Form LLF-1, with $151 in state fees. West Virginia also wants Idaho's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division from your Idaho records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

Idaho vs West Virginia: the paperwork

	Idaho formed here	West Virginia registering here
Document	Idaho Certificate of Existence	Form LLF-1, West Virginia Application for Certificate of Authority of Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$151 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Idaho: online or by mail	Filed with West Virginia
Paid expedite		next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25, 2-hour $250, 1-hour $500
Office	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division
Official page	sosbiz.idaho.gov	sos.wv.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	July 1 each year
Agent	Your Idaho registered agent	Our West Virginia agent for service of process

From Idaho to West Virginia, step by step

Order the Idaho certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Idaho separately; it is not part of our West Virginia order. West Virginia wants the Idaho certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file Form LLF-1
It lists us as your West Virginia agent for service of process, next to your Idaho name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Idaho's certificate is in hand, West Virginia's filing goes in. After approval, your Idaho LLC is registered with West Virginia.

First-year cost, Idaho to West Virginia

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$151
Certificate of Existence, paid to Idaho	$10
Our service, with a year of West Virginia agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Idaho certificate included	$360

West Virginia's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Your Idaho name and West Virginia's rules

West Virginia accepts your Idaho name if it includes limited liability company, limited company, L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC, with limited abbreviated Ltd. and company abbreviated Co.. If the Idaho name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If another West Virginia company uses the Idaho name, an alternate name is allowed. We search West Virginia's records for Idaho's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: West Virginia and Idaho

West Virginia calls it an agent for service of process; Idaho says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Idaho; ours takes West Virginia's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: West Virginia and Idaho

Each year your LLC files Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and West Virginia's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 agent for service of process renewal, Idaho plus West Virginia comes to $174 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Idaho to West Virginia

A corporation formed in Idaho files Form CF-1 with West Virginia ($101 in state fees). After that come Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and West Virginia's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: West Virginia into Idaho

An LLC formed in West Virginia that registers with Idaho files Idaho's registration (no form number) with $103.50 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Idaho to West Virginia

Does my Idaho company need to register in West Virginia?

Yes, once an Idaho business operates there; West Virginia law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does it cost to register an Idaho LLC in West Virginia?

$350 at checkout plus $10 to Idaho for the Certificate of Existence, $360 in all (checkout is $151 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Idaho's certificate of good standing?

Yes: West Virginia wants Idaho's Certificate of Existence ($10), current at filing.

How long does the West Virginia registration take?

West Virginia's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days at no extra cost, once Idaho's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25.

What are the yearly costs for Idaho and West Virginia?

$174 a year: our $149 agent for service of process renewal, nothing to Idaho and $25 to West Virginia for the yearly reports.

Does West Virginia require a registered agent?

Yes: the Idaho registered agent stays, and ours covers West Virginia for year one.

Will West Virginia accept my Idaho name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Idaho name at home. West Virginia names must include limited liability company, limited company, L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC, with limited abbreviated Ltd. and company abbreviated Co..

Can I form a new West Virginia LLC instead?

Yes, but Idaho keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files West Virginia's Annual Report ($26), and the original keeps Idaho's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from West Virginia later?

Idaho companies leave by filing a withdrawal application; until then, West Virginia's report stays due alongside Idaho's filings.

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